札(さつ)

さつ

noun

bill, banknote, paper money

1. bill, banknote

Paper currency issued by a government.

千円札(せんえんさつ)で払(はら)う。

To pay with a 1000-yen bill.

札(さつ)を崩(くず)す。

To break a bill (get change).

財布(さいふ)に一万円札(いちまんえんさつ)が一枚(いちまい)しかない。

I only have one 10,000-yen bill in my wallet.

札(さつ) refers to paper money (banknotes).

Japanese bills

千円札(せんえんさつ): 1,000 yen bill (Noguchi Hideyo)
五千円札(ごせんえんさつ): 5,000 yen bill (Tsuda Umeko)
一万円札(いちまんえんさつ): 10,000 yen bill (Shibusawa Eiichi)

Common patterns

札(さつ)で払(はら)う: to pay with bills
札(さつ)を崩(くず)す: to break a bill (get change)
お札(さつ): banknote (polite)
新札(しんさつ): new/crisp bill

Contrast with coins

札(さつ): bills, paper money
硬貨(こうか)/小銭(こぜに): coins

Kanji reading note

札(さつ) = bill; 札(ふだ) = tag, label, card

Related Words

Antonym: 硬貨(こうか) (coin)

Compare: 小銭(こぜに) (coins)

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Added 2026.1.9 21:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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